Where does “Nua-Ghaeilge” come from?
Nua-Ghaeilge (Irish) comes from Irish gaeilge, from Irish Gaedhilge, from Irish Gaedhealg, from Old Irish Goídelc, from Old Irish Goídel, from Old Welsh Guoidel, from Proto-Brythonic guɨðel, from Proto-Celtic wēdus — forest, wood; tree, beam.
Nua-Ghaeilge (Irish): New Irish (cf. New English), Modern Irish (language)
Definitions
- New Irish (cf. New English), Modern Irish (language)
Ancestry of “Nua-Ghaeilge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | gaeilge | any Gaelic language |
| 2 | Irish | Gaedhilge | Obsolete spelling of Gaeilge |
| 3 | Irish | Gaedhealg | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | Goídelc | the Old Irish language |
| 5 | Old Irish | Goídel | Gael |
| 6 | Old Welsh | Guoidel | wild man, warrior |
| 7 | Proto-Brythonic | guɨðel | savage, woodsman |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | wēdus | wild |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |